Michael's Perspective

  What did Jack Smith, the Special Counsel charged with investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection say about Trump's attempt to overthrow the government and toss asside the votes of Americans in the previous election? In sum:  "As set forth in my Report, after conducting thorough investigations, I found that, with respect to both Mr. Indeed, Mr. Trump's cases represented ones 'in which the offense [was] the most flagrant, the public haim the greatest, and the proof the most certain.' Jackson, 'The Federal Prosecutor.'" He reached the same evidence based conclusion as the January 6th Committee in Congress . Key takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee report summary By Lisa Desjardins, PBS After a year and a half of work and interviews with more than 1,000 witnesses, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has begun to release some of its final report. On Monday, the panel  approved  what is essentially an executive summar...

Vance's 12-Year-Old Relative Denied Heart Transplant For Surprising Reason If you scrape this article down to the bone, the thing preventing the childs transplant is the parent's religious "beliefs." The hospital's "belief" is in medical science.  If a "christian" business such as a pharmacyg can deny service based on their beliefs then why cant a hospital deny service based on its beliefs? Oh, wait: IF it is a "christian" hospital it can... So in a society whose Constitution forbids the establishment of religion , "christianity" is given preference when a conflict of beliefs arises...ie it is THE established religion. I was raised a Christian- before that became an excuse and cult for promoting right wing and Republican ideologies.  But I was outraged in 2008 when I heard from pulpits and Bishops like Strickland that if we voted for Democratic candidates we would be guilty of "mortal sin." They could piously ...

  press.vatican.va Lettera del Santo Padre ai Vescovi degli Stati Uniti d’America 14 - 17 minutes Lettera del Santo Padre Traduzione in lingua spagnola Lettera del Santo Padre Dear Brothers in the Episcopate, I am writing today to address a few words to you in these delicate moments that you are living as Pastors of the People of God who walk together in the United States of America. 1. The journey from slavery to freedom that the People of Israel traveled, as narrated in the Book of Exodus, invites us to look at the reality of our time, so clearly marked by the phenomenon of migration, as a decisive moment in history to reaffirm not only our faith in a God who is always close, incarnate, migrant and refugee, but also the infinite and transcendent dignity of every human person. [1] 2. These words with which...

  The Hartmann Report They Think They Are Free — But For How Long? How authoritarian regimes fool their supporters — until the cost comes due… Thom Hartmann Feb 11, 2025 Share A new poll from CBS News finds that most Americans agree with Trump’s policies of gutting protections for women and Black people while arresting and deporting Brown people here without documentation. Roughly two-thirds of respondents called him “tough,” “energetic,” “focused” and “effective.” They think they are free. White people approving of Trump’s actions believe marginalizing minorities, gutting the federal government, and attacking (and suing) media outlets and reporters will help them, and some of them probably will. A return of white supremacy and the marginalization of women in the workplace and politics, for example, may produce some small benefits for a few white men. But there’s a price to be paid in what Americans like to refer to as freedom . For Trump to continue to reverse over 100...